Chapter 157 Su Ye Guides Hong Xiuquan on the War Agreement Against China

Chapter 157 Su Ye guides Hong Xiuquan! War agreement with China!

Prince Albert is the uncrowned king of the British Empire.

But to some extent, he is also facing tremendous pressure. Although he is attached to the queen and respected by the entire royal family, he is still regarded as an outsider by many people in the British Empire.

And many people suspect that this prince is manipulating their queen.

In addition, because he has been troubled by illness for a long time, he has more empathy for the pain.

At this time, seeing Bashali's raised hands and the glass bottle in his hand.

It's like seeing two desperate trapped beasts.

It's like Don Quixote rushing towards the windmill.

Although he didn't plan to use it, he still stepped forward and took the bottle in person. Su Ye took great pains to make metronidazole.

"Okay, I'll take it." Prince Albert said, "Gentlemen, I think you should have a good sleep. When the sun rises tomorrow, maybe you can find a new direction."

"Besides, I'm really going to be late." The prince laughed.

Immediately, Sir Bashali quickly made way.

"Your Highness, you must try this magical medicine. It will definitely bring you a surprise. You will definitely look at Sir Su Ye with new eyes." Bashali shouted loudly, completely losing his proper demeanor.

Then, under the protection of the Royal Cavalry, Prince Albert's carriage drove out.

And Bashali remained where he was, looking at the carriage disappearing from his sight with a hopeful look.

Bao Ling said: "Mr. Bashali, do you feel my despair?"

Sir Bashali said: "Sir Bao Ling, we are on a great road. You are sighing here, do you know what Sir Su Ye is going through?"

"We have little hope here, and we may not be able to fulfill the secret agreement with him. But he has paid everything for this."

"He has offended his emperor, been neglected, isolated, and lost the emperor's favor. He has a debt of more than 10 million taels of silver, he has moved hundreds of thousands of families to Jiujiang, and he has been running around all over China, looking for any potential partners."

"In terms of investment, can we compare with him? What we invested is only It is our future. "

"What he invested is his reputation, his entire future, and the fate of hundreds of thousands of people. "

"Comparatively speaking, what reason do we have to complain? I have spent more time in China than in your UK, and I have probably read more Chinese books than British books. I want to give you a Chinese idiom, burn the boats and burn the boats!"

"Sir Burling, we are going to visit our potential allies one by one, and we have to prepare for the fulfillment of the secret agreement."

Sir Burling said: "But, we haven't impressed His Royal Highness yet, so we have to spend all our political resources at this time? It is likely to be wasted."

At this time, the assets that the two people can take out are about hundreds of thousands of pounds.

In addition, there is the distribution rights of penicillin.

If you want to make things happen in London, you have to keep investing and spend a lot of money lobbying.

So, you have to give up part of the penicillin distribution rights and the gold mine equity in the Malay Peninsula.

According to the normal way, they should wait until Prince Albert's attitude is clear before they start to operate the next secret cooperation.

Otherwise, the money and political resources invested might go down the drain.

Sir Bashali said: "Although you didn't understand, I still give you that idiom, burn your boats and burn your boats!"

"To do real big things, don't leave yourself a way out, so that there is hope of success."

"No matter how much we pay, can we compare with Sir Su Ye?"

Sir Bowring didn't know whether he was excited by this chicken blood or because he had no choice.

Next, he swept away his decadence and once again paid a big price to lobby various dignitaries and financial groups in London.

Because he was not welcome, he became a blacklist of many salons and cocktail parties.

So, he paid for salons and cocktail parties himself.

He funded Cambridge University and Oxford University in exchange for political lectures.

He expounded his political ideas over and over again.

The rhetoric was ready, which was the panic-stricken speech that Su Ye used to convince them.

Su Ye sorted it out afterwards and wrote it in English, a total of tens of thousands of words.

Explain from all aspects the important role of the development of the Qing Dynasty in the British hegemony order and the important role of the development of the Qing Dynasty in the reshaping of the British global market. The important role of the development of the Qing Dynasty in suppressing the hegemony pursuer, the United States, and the strategic role of the development of the Qing Dynasty in containing the expansion of the Russian Empire.

Frequently contact with major financial groups, spend money like water, and hold one party after another.

Give up all kinds of interests to attract major capital financial groups to take the bait.

The three million pounds of bills in Bashali's hand are the ten million taels of silver that Su Ye has tried every means to raise, and he has displayed them in public again and again.

Finally, a small wave was set off in London.

But in the end!

Still pointed in one direction.

Even if we have the intention to cooperate, we still cannot contradict the foreign policy of the British Empire.

Otherwise, just after the cooperation to build a factory, half a year later, the British Empire fleet rushed up and bombed it directly. Wouldn't everyone's investment be wasted?

The Congress is determined to take the war route.

Then we hope that the royal family will open another alternative route.

Only with the endorsement of the royal family can this investment be safe.

In the end, all the problems were transferred to Prince Albert.

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Prince Albert was in talks with the special envoy of the French Emperor Napoleon III.

"Your Highness, the barbaric Qing government has arrested dozens of our devout Catholics and brutally executed Father Marais. His Majesty the Emperor is extremely angry about this and has planned to send an expeditionary force into the Qing Dynasty."

"Even without the cooperation of the British Empire, we will still independently send an expeditionary force to attack China...country."

Prince Albert listened to the other party's explanation gently.

He certainly knew that the French Emperor Napoleon III was having a hard time at this time. There were voices against his dictatorship in the country. I don't know how many political forces opposed his censorship system and his suppression of parliament, etc.

As a common method, it is to use external wars to consolidate internal will.

Therefore, compared with the British Empire, the French emperor was more eager to launch a war against the Qing court.

"Your Highness, those ignorant and ridiculous Qing people are completely incapable of understanding civilized language. Only guns and cannons can make them sober up. His Majesty the Emperor begs the British Empire to speed up its pace, increase the scale of the war, and completely destroy all resistance will of the Qing Dynasty in one fell swoop."

"Recently, the Qing Dynasty Governor Ye Mingchen has been almost as rude and unreasonable to the British Empire, arresting and abusing British Empire diplomatic officials, and mobilizing tens of thousands of troops to try to surround the British Empire's normal garrison in Guangzhou, and regarded it as a huge diplomatic victory. I am absolutely sure that the entire Qing Dynasty upper class is celebrating and laughing at our weakness."

"All this is because of the negotiations between Bao Ling and Su Ye, which made the Qing Dynasty completely misjudge our will."

Albert The prince said: "The Congress has already debated this war, and I believe there will be a result soon."

The French emperor's envoy said: "Yes, I believe that the wise Queen will make the right decision. The friendship between our two countries will surely make this war an unprecedented glorious victory."

"But in addition to Congress, we are more eager to get the support of Her Majesty the Queen and you."

Prince Albert said: "Her Majesty's position is of course consistent with Congress."

The French emperor's envoy said: "It should be said that the position of your country's Congress is always consistent with Her Majesty the Queen, and Her Majesty the Queen is supreme."

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Just as Bashali said, Su Ye was burning his boats.

Soon after the first batch of 6,000 immigrants arrived in Jiujiang, 800 new troops went north again and entered Beijing again.

This time, 15,000 new immigrants needed to be taken away.

After a long period of fermentation, there were many voices in the court to suppress and eliminate Su Ye's miracle name.

It is said that he recovered Jiangxi, but he did not fight a decent war.

The real battles were fought by the Hunan Army. Su Ye used conspiracy and trickery to recapture the two cities of Nanchang and Jiujiang.

At this time, Su Ye had only four or five thousand troops in Jiangxi, while the Hunan Army had tens of thousands of troops in Jiangxi.

He could not defeat the Hunan Army.

Moreover, the so-called diplomatic victory in the last battle was not that great at all.

The British were cowardly and paper tigers.

They had exhausted their national strength in the Crimean War, and there were constant uprisings in India.

So they had no power to fight China again.

In fact, many people in the court did not know where Crimea was. The Crimean War and the Sikh War in India were all said by Su Ye in the court.

This time, Governor Ye Mingchen not only made the British withdraw their troops completely from Guangzhou, but also detained British officials, achieving greater diplomatic victory, which was simply a glory for the country.

The name of the miracle of attacking Su Ye was of course intended to reduce the support of the people for him.

In fact, it also played a certain effect.

Originally, the second batch should have been about 18,000 people.

In the end, some people did give up the idea.

But in the end, there were still 15,000 people, which was far beyond the expectations of Su Ye and others.

That was because the first group of people who went to Jiujiang wrote letters to their families.

Moreover, they were all long letters.

They said that they lived very well in Jiujiang, eating well, dressing well, and living well.

The land had been distributed and the land deeds had been obtained.

They were all first-class good land.

However, they were not going to farm anymore. Now they were studying and reading every day.

Learning all kinds of knowledge.

Now the factory has not been built yet, they have already received their salary, one tael and five cents of silver a month.

In addition to the 36 taels of silver for settling down, they were also given clothes, daily necessities, and a house to live in.

They ate in the cafeteria, which was much better than eating at home, and the price was cheaper, so they could not spend all the money.

During this period, it was like a fairy-like life.

These family letters instantly made their uneasy parents completely relieved.

Next, they took the family letters and circulated them everywhere.

This made the second batch of immigrants, who were originally wavering, once again hopeful and reassured.

In fact, according to Su Ye's original intention, the core members of this first batch of industries wanted to be recruited in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Because the quality of the population there is also very high.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes, so he needed to raise funds in the capital.

So, this first batch of core members became Zhili youths.

They became immigrants from thousands of miles away.

There is no way, whoever invests will benefit.

Whoever invests can be of one mind with you.

Because, it has become a community of interests.

And this time, Bai Feifei is also going south.

He sold most of the business in the capital and took the last sum of money.

All those who are willing to follow her will go to Jiangxi together.

Those who are unwilling to follow her will be given a severance pay.

Su Quan also wants to go south.

But he can't.

Father Su He is an official who fishes for three days and dries the net for two days. After Su Ye left, Su Quan was his representative in the capital.

If he also left, it would bring a very bad signal.

It would make people think that Su Ye had a huge unpleasantness with the emperor.

Your whole family is gone, what does this mean?

"My husband, after I leave, you should do less and talk less in the court, just watch quietly." Bai Feifei said: "If there is anything, go to Lord Chongen to discuss it more often, don't make decisions alone, don't let me worry, understand?"

Su Quan nodded.

But Bai Feifei is still worried.

Next, the capital may be in constant turmoil.

Relying on Lord Chongen, I am afraid that this family cannot be protected.

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The Queen summoned Princess Shouan again.

"Fourth sister, the Naiman Palace has sent people to urge you to go back. Why don't you go back?" The queen whispered, "Didn't you promise to go back to Mongolia before?"

Princess Shouan shook her head and said, "I was originally planning to go back, but now I see that the situation is not right, I want to stay in the capital."

The queen said, "What are you doing in the capital?"

Princess Shouan said, "To protect Su Ye's family. Chong'en is too straightforward and his status is not high enough. He can't protect them."

The queen said, "He gave you some kind of magic potion to make you so devoted."

Princess Shouan blushed. I don't know if it was the magic potion, but she drank a lot of it, and it tasted bad at all.

Seeing Princess Shouan's face flushed instantly, the queen said, "Fourth sister, you...you are not pregnant, that would be a disaster."

Princess Shouan whispered, "How could it be such a coincidence?"

This directly betrayed her, indicating that the two must have had that thing.

Pooh!

The queen secretly spat and scolded the two for being shameless.

Then, Princess Shouan turned the tables and said, "Why is there no news about your pregnancy?"

The queen said, "It doesn't matter if there is no pregnancy. Don't count on it."

Princess Shouan said, "As the queen, you just let her do whatever she wants. She has been disciplining Concubine Lian recently. I heard that she has even used some family rules."

The queen said, "Well, Concubine Lian used to be flamboyant, but now she is much more low-key."

Princess Shouan said, "You just can't stand up. Be careful that one day she will ride on your head."

The queen said, "That won't happen. She still has some foresight."

That afternoon!

Princess Shouan went to Su Ye's house openly and visited Qingqing.

She teased Su Ye's baby son.

Then, she stayed for dinner.

This is a strong signal to the outside world that no matter what happens, you should stop.

I and Princess Heshuo are protecting Su Ye's family.

Don't forget that Su Ye is going to marry Princess Shouxi.

No matter how much the rumors spread outside, Su Ye is still the governor of Jiangxi Province trusted by the emperor.

As the emperor's fourth sister and the only sister with the same father and mother, she can still represent the emperor's will in many cases.

So, this statement is still useful.

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The next day!

Hundreds of new troops, guarding Bai Feifei and hundreds of other people, and 15,000 new immigrants, left the capital.

They left the capital in a mighty manner and headed for Tianjin.

More than 300 large ships are waiting on the sea.

This is not only for transporting people, but also full of various supplies.

During this period, Su Ye used a large amount of gold and silver every day to purchase various supplies.

Mountains of supplies were transported to Jiujiang one by one.

A few days later!

Wang Tianyang led hundreds of new troops and 15,000 new immigrants, lined up neatly, and boarded the big ship.

At this time, the commander of the new army has become Ronglu.

He knows how to behave, personally came to see him off, and fully assisted.

He waited until everyone had landed, hundreds of large ships had gone out to sea, and his backs disappeared before he left.

Yixin, the god of wealth of the new army, sneered at the side: "Zhonghua, why are you trying to stick to Su Ye's cold butt? Didn't you see the way Wang Tianyang and his soldiers looked at you? They were cold."

In the eyes of Wang Tianyang, Zhaobu and others, Ronglu was a traitor.

Everyone chose to follow the Marshal to Jiujiang, but you, Ronglu, stayed in Tianjin and became the new assistant minister of the new army instead.

But in Su Ye's view, how could Ronglu be a traitor?

He has always been the emperor's man, and he was outside Su Ye's system. He just stood on Su Ye's side at a critical moment.

And on the surface, he respected Su Ye very much.

Of course, now that he has fully adopted the de-Suye system in the new army system and built the Ronglu new army, it is also a normal political behavior and there is no place to blame.

Yikuang smiled and said, "I am really relieved that he is gone. During the two years he was in office, I was really oppressed and couldn't breathe. Every ounce of silver was asked clearly. Huai Tabu, that guy, wished he had a hundred pairs of eyes staring at me."

"Suye is an honest official, who is really hated by heaven and people. The sooner he leaves, the better. He doesn't make money himself, and he doesn't allow others to make money."

Ronglu frowned, feeling very uncomfortable with Yikuang's words.

What's the matter? When you were under Suye, you didn't dare to be greedy? Under me, you will be extremely greedy?

But Yikuang felt that Ronglu, don't give me airs. The reason why you were able to get into the new army was that you took my way.

Of course, Yikuang himself still took Boyan's way.

It's just that Boyan is unlucky now, while Ronglu has become the assistant minister of the new army, a third-rank official.

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At this time!

Dagukou, not far from the new army camp.

They are working hard.

Senggelinqin, Shengbao, and Guiliang, three big guys, are jointly inspecting.

Dagukou Fort.

Several times, the foreign fleet came to the sea of ​​Tianjin to force the capital, and Tianjin was also shocked three times a day.

Therefore, the emperor and the court made up their minds that this Dagukou Fort must be expanded and repaired.

Originally, during the reign of Emperor Daoguang, the Dagukou Fort group was already quite large. There were five large forts and twelve earth forts.

After being threatened this time, it was decided to upgrade these fort groups.

The fort fort group was reinforced and some artillery was updated.

So a huge amount of money was allocated and the project started a few months ago, nearly a year earlier than in history.

As an imperial envoy, Senggelinqin was fully responsible for this project.

Now, the project has come to an end.

Senggelinqin and other three big men came to inspect the first batch of projects.

Looking at the black artillery, which stretched for several miles.

Senggelinqin said with confidence: "This time, we are no longer afraid of the invasion of the foreign army. Tianjin City and Shuntian Prefecture will no longer be in danger three times a day."

Shengbao said: "If the foreign fleet does not come, it will be fine. Once it comes, it will never come back."

Guiliang said: "The foreign fleet will not come. In Guangzhou, Ye Mingchen forced all the foreign troops in Guangzhou to retreat to Hong Kong. He made great contributions and completely suppressed Su Ye."

At this time, Su Ye's immigration fleet, hundreds of large ships, were heading south in front of them, and the border was out of sight.

Gui Liang said: "Your Majesty, do you understand Su Ye's behavior?"

Sheng Bao said: "I don't understand, I don't understand. He didn't want to be a favorite minister, but insisted on setting up a factory, which angered the emperor and lost his favor."

Gui Liang said: "Relocating more than 20,000 people, the silver for resettlement alone is nearly one million. I don't know how much these hundreds of ships of supplies will cost. Such a big move, and he borrowed money so lavishly. I'm afraid that these tens of millions of taels of silver will be squandered by him in a short time, and there will be no factory left."

"Why is he so generous? Isn't he living a good life?"

"Hasn't he thought about what the consequences will be if he loses? Not only will he lose everything, but hundreds of thousands of creditors will tear his heart apart. This is the coffin money of hundreds of thousands of families."

At this time, it is really like a summer insect cannot talk about ice.

Su Ye took advantage of the last quiet period before the outbreak of the war to desperately purchase supplies and build his base as quickly as possible.

This war will be completely subversive to everything.

It will be a devastating blow to the ruling majesty of the Qing court.

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After leaving Changsha!

Su Ye did not stop and came to the outside of Tianjing City.

That's right!

It was the outside of Tianjing City of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

He came to have a secret talk with Lin Shaozhang, the secret envoy of Hong Xiuquan.

Too many people died in the Tianjing Incident, causing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to lose a large number of high-level officials.

Lin Shaozhang was able to take power and became the deputy prime minister of the Heavenly Kingdom.

This person can barely be regarded as an elite figure in the Heavenly Kingdom.

This time, the two people talked about only one thing for the time being.

Sharing the Yangtze River waterway and non-aggression.

Because Su Ye will have a large amount of goods traveling on the Yangtze River waterway in the future, although there will probably be British armed merchant ships escorting at that time, but for the sake of conservativeness, he still has to negotiate with all parties.

At present, there are three big players on the Yangtze River waterway.

Su Ye, the Hunan Army, and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

On the Yangtze River waterway, Su Ye and the Hunan Army have completed negotiations. Because the cooperation between the two sides was so huge, Su Ye gave up most of the power to organize the whole Jiangxi and the military power of the Green Camp. The Hunan Army had to pay the price of 300,000 people and a large number of oxen and farm tools.

Although the other party has not yet fully agreed, it still needs several giants to discuss.

However, there is a high probability that they will agree.

And the non-aggression of the Yangtze River waterway is completely no obstacle for the Hunan Army.

Su Ye took the initiative to eliminate hostility, and the Hunan Army would not deliberately cause conflict.

For the Hunan Army, development is the top priority, and taking over the territory just swallowed is the top priority. The Hunan Army giants are crazy and will conflict with Su Ye.

Although the two sides have personal grudges, at critical moments, personal grudges must be completely compromised for political interests.

"Prime Minister Lin, we and the Hunan Army have occupied Jiangxi. Now it seems that it is completely beneficial to the Heavenly King." Su Ye said: "This completely curbed Shi Dakai's power, causing him to lose his base and lose the confidence to challenge the Heavenly King."

"Next, the Heavenly King should boldly use Lin Qirong, Chen Yucheng, and Li Xiucheng to further suppress Shi Dakai in military power."

"Shi Dakai is ambitious, but indecisive. Don't force him, use the method of boiling a frog in warm water. On the one hand, the Heavenly King should respect Shi Dakai very much and constantly raise his status. On the other hand, secretly promote new generals and suppress his military power step by step."

"According to this method, the Heavenly King will soon completely grasp power."

"Now, is Shi Dakai still clamoring to leave every day?" Su Ye asked.

Lin Shaozhang said: "There has been less trouble recently. The loss of Jiangxi has dealt a heavy blow to the King of Wings. His westward strategy has been completely suppressed. According to your previous strategy, the King of Heaven has been constantly raising the status of the King of Wings in public, which has indeed paralyzed the King of Wings gradually, and his desire for division has become weaker and weaker."

After leaving the capital, Su Ye did not even have time to return to Jiujiang.

He traveled around southern China, making friends and negotiating everywhere.

Even as an enemy, he went to guide the political policy of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Hong Renli secretly made connections and organized several meetings and secret talks between Su Ye and Lin Shaozhang.

Also because of Su Ye's guidance, Lin Shaozhang's power and status in the Heavenly Kingdom rose rapidly.

Especially, every time he offered advice to Hong Xiuquan, he was successful. Hong Xiuquan felt that Lin Shaozhang was a great talent and relied on him more.

"In the next two years, I not only hope that you and I will not invade each other on the Yangtze River waterway."

"I even hope that we will not invade each other in the overall military." Su Ye said.

Lin Shaozhang said: "If Zeng Guofan attacks Anqing, will you support him?"

Su Ye said: "No."

Lin Shaozhang said: "Then if we attack Jiangnan Camp and Jiangbei Camp again, will you support us?"

Su Ye said: "I hope you don't attack Jiangbei Camp, because it is meaningless. As for Jiangnan Camp, it is impossible to happen within two years. Even within these two years, the most important thing for you is to restore your strength and unify your will."

Lin Shaozhang was silent for a moment and said: "We agree!"

"For two years, we will share the Yangtze River waterway and not invade each other. In the overall military, we will not invade each other, and the time limit is two years!"

Su Ye stretched out his hand, and Lin Shaozhang stretched out his hand.

The two sides formally reached an agreement.

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Buckingham Palace, London.

Queen Victoria is dressing.

She actually loves and hates this place. She loves it because it symbolizes power and glory.

But this place is a bit small, and it is not comfortable to live in, and there are not enough rooms.

Despite the expansion, it still seems cramped. In comparison, Windsor Castle is more comfortable, although it occupies a smaller area.

Prince Albert was tiredly in front of his desk.

In front of him was a document called another route and another hope for the British Empire.

The core content was to cooperate with Su Ye. The hidden meaning was to support him to become an enlightened ruler of the Qing Dynasty.

Because recently Bashali and Bao Ling held salons everywhere, sponsored universities everywhere, and held speeches, making their political ideas widely circulated.

Although it was regarded as a joke by many people, at least it was spread.

Then, Bao Ling and Bashali respectfully sent the document to Prince Albert for his review.

However, the prince was not in the mood to open it at this time.

Because he felt vaguely that his illness seemed to be about to break out.

The feeling of dull pain in the abdomen came again.

At this time, it depends on luck. Sometimes it is very mild, but sometimes it is very serious. The pain is so severe that it can take away half of someone's life.

Because all the famous doctors could not tell what the disease was, and it could not be properly treated, the symptoms worsened two years later, from severe abdominal pain to stomach cramps, and two years later, it worsened completely, leading to his death.

Queen Victoria was complaining about Buckingham Palace and talking about how her son was disobedient. Generally speaking, the husband would respond gently.

But now, there has been no response for half a minute.

The queen felt bad and immediately turned around and said, "Dear, what's wrong with you? Is it going to happen again?"

"Call a doctor quickly and lie down on the bed quickly."

At this time, an eunuch rushed in.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the parliament has passed a resolution."

The queen came to her husband, gently touched his belly, and instinctively asked, "What resolution?"

Then she quickly realized that it was, of course, the war agreement with China.

The eunuch outside said: "Britain and France have signed a comprehensive war agreement against China, called the Arrow War, and the American envoy expressed his desire to join this war."

This moment has finally arrived.

For the British Empire, this is not a very big thing, just one of their frequent war operations.

For the Qing court, this war will be a devastating blow!

However, this news is like a catalyst.

Prince Albert's abdomen was instantly like a knife, twisting fiercely.

"Ah..." He screamed.

My face turned blue instantly, and cold sweat broke out.

I almost fell off the chair.

Terrible pain, nightmare-like torture came.

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Note: The second update is here, because I have insomnia and no energy. In the end, I didn’t go out to eat with my wife, but ordered takeout, which made her have a lonely birthday.